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Definition of swallow

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Swallow (n.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift..

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Gobble :: Gobble (v. t.) To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.

Reabsorb :: Reabsorb (v. t.) To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids..

Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A species of willow.

Guzzle :: Guzzle (v. i.) To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently.

Engulfment :: Engulfment (n.) A swallowing up as if in a gulf.

Resorbent :: Resorbent (a.) Swallowing up.

Swallow :: Swallow (n.) The gullet, or esophagus; the throat..

Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink..

Swallow :: Swallow (n.) As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water..

Soup :: Soup (v. t.) To sup or swallow.

Masticate :: Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food..

Swallow :: Swallow (v. t.) To occupy; to take up; to employ.

Devour :: Devour (v. t.) To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate..

Deglutition :: Deglutition (n.) The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.

Gorge :: Gorge (n.) To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities..

Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..

Lurch :: Lurch (v. i.) To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up..

Engorge :: Engorge (v. t.) To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour.

Swallower :: Swallow (n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.

Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth..